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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074  
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You have two options, air ride or custom springs.
Heres a few examples -3 Lowering Springs Air |
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16th Aug 2022 10:49am |
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| callumbaker4433 Member Since: 25 Apr 2022 Location: Nottingham Posts: 16  
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That top vid from the guys at juice is what prompted me to drop it, air ride is toooooooo expensive for me so thats in the bin!
static dropped by 2.5 inch is the way to go! |
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16th Aug 2022 10:53am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2626 
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Wouldn’t just be cheaper to buy a skateboard…..
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16th Aug 2022 12:30pm |
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| I Like Old Skool Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 808  
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There's always one
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16th Aug 2022 8:24pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17359 
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Buy an Astra or some other boy-racer hatchback and leave the Defender alone! 
Well, you did ask!  |
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17th Aug 2022 10:49am |
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| jimbo55 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Midlands Posts: 399
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There’s nothing wrong with lowering a defender, lowering more than 2” might make the ride a bit harsh and you will be getting close to hitting the bump stops.
I run at -1” for normal road use but with 3deg caster arms and it handles very well for a 2.5t brick albeit I am on air and not coil springs. |
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17th Aug 2022 11:12am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295 
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... that will go too far... 
 Click image to enlarge Sensible Hat On If manly road use, accepting lower weight carrying, wanting higher corning speeds, then a permanently lower set up sort of 'makes sense', but I'd venture not for most or re-sale, air adjustability gets around this until it breaks... Maybe a two car garage is required... SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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17th Aug 2022 11:22am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2626
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Looking at that picture it would never get out of our estate with all of the speed humps we have around here......
Nothing worse than getting stuck behind an M3 craaaawwwlllliiiinnnggg over each and every one at 2 miles an hour.. Especially when i can do forty...... |
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17th Aug 2022 12:48pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804  
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Had a Gdsm back in the day who was our Snatch Wagon driver in NI and a veritable petrol head. He had a very pimped Renault 5. On coming back from a long weekend away from camp I was passing him and asked him how his ‘project’ was coming along (he’d told me he was staying on camp over the leave period to do a major upgrade on his car) and he said it was complete but that he was disappointed. When I asked why, it was because he’d lowered it so much that he couldn’t get it off the drill square, let alone off camp (Pirbright) and out onto the open roads. Exactly as MarkB110 said, too many speed humps. Had to spend the following weekend lifting it back up again.
Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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17th Aug 2022 1:39pm |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1016 
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As Lord Haggis says you have 2 options
1 leave it as it should be 2 leave it alone Your car, your money, your visits to the chiropractor Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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17th Aug 2022 9:19pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2626
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Could be worse, you could ask the US military for the best way to drop a Humvee….
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18th Aug 2022 11:33am |
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| I Like Old Skool Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 808
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Is that 'rapid deployment ' or 'friendly fire', I'm not sure?
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18th Aug 2022 11:38am |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074
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Lowering doesn't always mean harder or worse, Land Rover saw fit to lower the 70th Works cars about 50mm. IMO Tyre choice plays a great part in ride comfort, then again its also a Defender, 50mm up or down isn't going to change the fact its a massive tin can  |
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18th Aug 2022 3:24pm |
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| The Zee Member Since: 26 May 2019 Location: Salisbury Posts: 289 
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Have seen this version - British Military Land Rover..... Click image to enlarge Zaid-M www.DefencePhotos.com 2014 Defender 110 Utility, 2.2 Puma, Indus Silver Not just transport more like a religion |
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18th Aug 2022 6:26pm |
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